Who We are

Emma Cairns is a freshman from Glasgow, Scotland. She is both a patriotic and globally minded individual interested in how culture and exposure to different cultures plays into an individual’s intersectional identity.

Carolyn Chen is a senior from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania majoring in Statistics with a dual minor in History and Finance. She has been involved with Kenan since participating in Project Change her freshman year, and later the Pathways of Change program. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking and reminiscing with her senior friends.

Rishi Dasgupta is completely undecided on what he wants to study, but he tells people he is a prospective neuroscience major. He loves cooking and trying new things, and his best friend is his golden retriever, Luna. 

Angel Heredia is a sophomore from Chicago majoring in Public Policy and pursuing a certificate in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. He is a Rubinstein scholar, a former Duke soccer walk-on, and has always been interested in cosmology.

Thomas Huck is a first-year at Duke, planning to study Political Science, Computer Science, and Philosophy. Originally from Berwyn, Pennsylvania, Thomas discovered his interest in ethics through his experience as a Boy Scout and in high school. In his free time, Thomas enjoys hiking and poetry.

Carolyn Huynh a sophomore from Dallas, Texas, and is an alumna of Project Change. She is considering co-majoring in Global Health and Neuroscience and is interested in the field of integrative medicine. You can usually find her drinking coffee at Vondy, watching Worth It Buzzfeed videos, or doing both at the same time.

JJ is a Freshman from Toronto, Canada (where they don't live in igloos), with the tentative, unofficial majors of Economics, Computer Science and taking an excessive amount of Buzzfeed quizzes. Outside of analyzing the meaning of her horoscope (Pisces) and Myers-Briggs results (ENTP), she loves watching crime TV shows, making typography posters and browsing through 8tracks for new music. You can also find her scribbling stories in the middle of Perkins, looking for hidden gems at the thrift store and attempting to cook without burning down the kitchen. 

Kyle Melatti, Class of 2022, is a future public policy and economics double major interested in ethics and ethical decision making as a part of the political process. He currently serves as a Senator for Duke Student Government on the Committee for Durham and Regional Affairs and also has a secondary appointment to the Senate Judiciary Committee. In his free time, he attends talks and presentations offered by the University to learn more about the issues going on in the world and what can be done to help. 

Guadalupe Pulido is from Rockford Illinois but grew up in Mexico and Durham, NC. She is currently a sophomore majoring in Public Policy and intends to get a Master in Public Health. She loves Duke basketball and baby goats.

Lukengu Tshiteya hails from Dallas, TX. He loves eating cucumbers and completing jigsaw puzzles. He is excited to make a difference at Duke and in the Durham community. 

Sarah Watkins is a second-year student at Duke University originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She plans to study Psychology, Global Health, and Chemistry. She enjoys environmental sustainability, predicting The Oscars' nominees, traveling, and reading ethnographies. Sarah is excited to start her second year on Team Kenan!

Hyonjun Yun, or just Jun for short, is from South Korea. He is a first-year student at Duke, and wishes to major in public policy. A fun fact about Jun is that he doesn't consider curling to be a boring sport and really enjoys watching it!